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Definition smoke out in British English

smoke out phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

to force a person, animal, or insect to leave the place where they have been hiding by filling it with smoke

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2

to force someone keeping a secret to say who they are or what they have done

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Definition smoke out in British English